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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
HER LAST DAY ON EARTH.
MRS. DRUsE IN TEARS SCORES OF APPEALS To
TIE COVER OR.

MRS. DRUsE IN TEARS SCORES OF APPEALS To
THE COVER OR.
HERKMER, Feb. 27-In every pulpit here to-day al
lusion was made the OF Mrs Drse, who Is to be
hanged tomorrow and the hope generally expressed
that the proceeding would be avered Mrs. Druse has
passed OF the day in tears She contends that she
Is in reality innocent OF the murder of her husband
Teegram have sent from here by to-day re-
quesng tho Governor commute her sentence. Cyrus
n Ballou and william Mckinley. OF Fonda, who have
done like work before. will adjust the rope and cap,
spring the trap and cut the body down. large crowd
Is expected In town tomorrow.
Mrs Druse yesterday made her WILL bequeathing her
body 10 her clergyman, the Rev. Mr.. Powell and her
cabinet to her daughter Mary. who Is In the Onon
daga Penfentiary serving out life sentence for her
participation in her fathers murder. Her son George
had parting interview with her YESTERDAY and she wa,
much affected. Tonight a service was held In her cell
by the Rev. Mr.. Powell. who will conduct the funeral
services tomorrow Mrs. Druse has had simple blacH
dress made for the OCCASION Only the small number o
persons allowed by law will witness the execution whch
will take place at about IL Thirteen persons nave
been hanged upon the galows which will be used OF o
them being the notorious sam Steenbere In Montgomery
County
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
An IMMENSE LAND GR4NT

SIXTY MILLION ACRES PASS INTO THE HANDS on
A CORPORATION.
ST. Louis, Feb 27.-Probably the most extensive
private land purchase made in this country was
consummated in this city short time ago. and within
few weeks all necessary papers will be prepared and
a formal claim tor possession entered. While Texas
was still province the Mexican Republic certain
Dir i}eales an emigrant from England, married
native OF Mexico, became citizen, and desiring TO
form % colony upon the frontier obtained from the
Mexican Government an immense grant OF land con-
sistinc of co 1000 known as the. Arkansas
grant situated IN what the States OF Texas
Colorado and the Territory OF NewMexicO. just tIen
the wal of Texan Independence broke out and DIR.
Beales found it impossible establish his colony. The
grant was renewed however ana the Treaty OF Quad
aloupe HidalgO being framed as to protect those
holciny grants from the Mexican Government Dr.
Beaes retained possession of his land Before he was
able to carr, out his plan II forming colony no Teu
and the grant passed to his minor chiidren ney y
did not however appreciate the vaine OF thc lsn, %
mo mart of il has ever been Sold Now comPanv VI
Am.,;c,n nit,Iists Rufus Hatch Deins among .ie
hnr have ATTAINED the title to the iand IRON mo
bers and will it is said take possession 'herecI IN
hnrt tina The grant covers district IN nortnwest-
so' Tns northeastern New Mexico and southeastern
Ciad" embracing in all more than 60 OOO uOO acres
;n, grauts will reduce this 10 about oOOOOCOO
Thosp Interested IN the purchase will net ut presen'
make public the exact boupdafies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
ATTACK ON THE EIMIRA REFORMATORY


ELMiRA, Feb. ('pecfdD-The report OF the Prison
Commission tho Legislature not what the man.
ayers and superintendent Brockway. OF the Elmlra Re-
formaory expected and much speculation has been In
dulged in as TO what the Legislature will take
Ex-senator John Nlcks Of the Reformatory man
ayers. was In Albany last week. and had n long and
earnest consultation with Governor Hill, as well ~
Senators and Assemblymen in regard to the Reform
atory Mr.. Nicks said:
a." don't regard the report OF the Commissioners as
prejudcia to the Reormatory. don't ANYTHING In
1t that reflects materially upon the MANAGEMENT and 10
not understand that the Commissioners have preferred
any charges against superintendent Brockway or agans
the don't think Governor Hill Ia hostile
to Mr. Brockway. The managers appointed him, and
cannot remove him without cause, and don't see now
his removal could be effected otherwise than by remov
ing the Board OF Managers"
Notwithstanding Mr.. Nick3's views the fact remains
that influence at work to place the Reform
atOry In the hands OF Democratic politicians ont u l.
believed that nothing will he done at present owing t
complexion Of the Legislature and the fact that I'M
Commissioners did not come M 10 the expectations
those who have been pulling the wires for change.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
DESERTING TAPOLOBAMPO.
coIoSrsrs FLEEING FROM SMALLPOX AND FAMINE


THEIR CRUEL nARDsHIPs.
sAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27 (SpecidD.-The latest news
rom the Tapolobampo coonsts in sana. Mexico bears
ont the report brought here by W. Nichols, OF New
York, Just one month ago dispatch from Guaymas
saws that smallpox has broken out In the colony
Seven deaths have occurred and sixty-one col
onists are down with the disease. TwcntyOne
have reached Gnaymas nearly all in destitute condition.
There were some thirty who left Tapolobapo In small
fishing boat that unseaworthy. They were hgltns
heavy and hard wind when they were sighted
by the steamer Ataa which picked them all up but nlne
who feared have been lost nothing has been seen
OF them since These colonists report that besides the
scOurge OF smallpox the water supply is small ana I'M
purc the land hcss and unfit for agricultural pur-
poses and food nothing Il produced NJ the
camp. the danger of famine IL imminent A. h.
owen, the ionndcr OF the colony al
rived at Quaymas from New-iork on the
same day that these fugitive coloniss reached that
place He a party OF nine persons with him. but all
these refused Ia go when they learned OF the ter
rbc condition Of affairs ut TaIolohampo The Colorad
coonsts propose prosecute owen Tor fraud under the
statutes OF their state.
All the returned colonss declare they have endured ter
blchard-hps and that u IA nothing short OF crime To- -
,iuce penple IN 10 Tapoobanpo party OF coioniss
h reported he walking up the Mexican coast headed
for California.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
TROUBLE BETWEEN FACTORY GIRLS.

More than "A hundred girls employed In Higginss car.
pet factory appeared in the Yorkve Police Court yes
teriay morning They deeply interested in com
plant made by Theresa Keenan,, OF No 5i2 West Forty
bfth-st against Mary Curran OF No. 622 Ecventn-ave
Both these young women employed In tue factory,
and Theresas cheek disured with slight bruise.
She said that Mary had struck her with ri cher three
DAYS before Mary did not deny the charge but said that
the complainant OF several girls who called her
scab" and induced the children 10 yell at her
and mud her in the street. On the day in
question there crowd annoying her III tlS way, sho
said had the pitcher in her hand add in throwing
up her hand her tormentors to desis the pitcher
slipped her grasp and might have hit tue conpla
nant Robert C. Meat engineer In the factory, vonn-
teered the Information that there was dirty loafer
who dressed well aud did nothing but stand around on
the corners draw good salary for bossng the girls
around OF the girls paid their assessments, 6uS
some OF them refused To contribute toward paving this
oaiers salary. although they all belonged to the
same society Those who refused called scaDs,
and had lots of trouble" lie said Justice Smith dis
ms ,ed the complaint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
CAPTAIN COPELAND Stops A PRIZE FIGHT.

CAPTAIN COPELAND STOPS PRIZE FIGHT
Information was brought to Captain Copeland shortly
after midnight that prize fight was going on In the
cotton press works at West Eleventhst and
Thirteenth-ave Captain Copeland, with Ronndsmen
Reed ana Stroke and twenty-four patrolmen
hurried to the place Men seen going into the
bo,ler.room when the Captain arrived He forced his
WAY I'm. The fight was going 1t was too early
THE ring was made but one in it and the
prlncipas were not in sight.
Captan Copeland arrested the thrty-one men who
were present and took them to the Charles Street
Station 1t Is said that there Alder
man and an eA-Assemblyman among them. The
prisoers we're all well dressed They gave fictitious
names and ell refused state who going to fight
why they had gathered. Captain Copeland could
not find ont the OF The principals. Joseph Rleh
OF No. 81 Perryst tho watchman Of the building,
among those arrested He In the
scheme and was stationed ut the door with
some one who was Interested in the fight who identified
those who had the proper password 1t is said tha the
fight was he between two ght-weghts from this
oity and the other from Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
DISTRESS IN NOVA SCOTIA
rIsHrRMrN DYING OF COLD AND srARvATloN-
EVERY HUT HOSPITAL

rIsurRMFN DYING OF COLD AND
EVERY HUT A HOSPITAL
HALIFAX. Feb 27 Especial. notwithstanding the de-
malls Of interested business men who think their
credit will be injured by the publication OF
reports of the real state Of the country, most
wof,u stories OF distress, semi-starvation
and death continue TO received from both western and
northcrn districts of the Island correspondent at
Channel writes still the same dolefu tale nave
TO tell of fish, and as consequence, no TO l9' a,
From Little Bay to Cape Ray is the same cry though III
some placcs they are much worse OF than others was
ar Rose Blanche q week ago and during the lew
davs 7 was there iorty abe-bodied persons APP
pIied for relief. From that place came aohs
Shore and in nearly all the settlements thcre was the
same sad sight of men, women and children SICK nan
clad and porly fed No fish no food and no cibt
ING for fishermen and their families When sickness io
lows upon this their condition Is indeed pltlluL III
most of the settlements TO the eastward the people nave
had measles In Seal Cove with population OF XoV
every house was hospital and manyA ded
Some had beds and bedding and Others
had nothing but the bare floor 10 We
mon Sails were put mp ROUND the rooms TO Keep out
tie cold and there they lay. SICK, tod ana Dul nan t
Dry bread without either tea or mOass IN some cs
was the only wherewth the sick and the sound akc
had to be fed" . .,
Anorner correspondent says there IL enormous guam
tty o snow on the ground and winter fishing Is com
pIee failure il impossible Ia procure fresh iis Ior te
falLe Many fishermen have almost forgotten the taste
of meat and not few without powder and shot 10
kill "A bird.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
4 SPLIT IN TIE SOLID SOUTH

THE QUESTION OF DEMOCRACY LEADS TO PER-
soSAL EXCOUNiER.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Feb ~ tSpccidD-A personal en-
counter between two prominent members ot the
STATE Legislature Is likely to end In an ap'
peal Ia the code. Colonel Clements ana
+ g. Fowler we're engaged In somewhat animated dis,
cussion of an amendment which Mr. Fowler had onerc,i
o n bill then under discussion In tho House, whlci
amendment excepted the county of Tuscaloosa lro lo
ntoyl-ions OF the bill Colonel Clements said
am the representative OF the Democracy OF iusHu'
oosa and they do not wish To bc excepted iiOu I'll" Po
visions of this bill"
sterling Wood. who standing near said :" am
inclined 10 doubt that" 49,
know that you doubt it, because you are no
DcluocraL' - c..
Wood-I n member of tho state Executive Conlhlt-
te, and n sight better Democrat Than You ever were.
Immediately Colonel Clement, ana Mr.. Wood spranE
o each ther but onookers ntrrfcrcd 10 prevent iur-
Ih,r dicu The matter Is now ia the hands Of friends
OF tue persons concerned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
DISlG lGREEYNG OVFR OFFICES ~ DAKOTA.

DTSI GREEING OVER OFFICES ~ DAh0IA'
BIsMARCK. Dak Feb. 27.-A difference OF OPINION mas
arisen between Governor Church and the Repuphcah
mcnbes OF TIC Council which may result In hahgns up
the confirmation of somo Of his appointments
even longer than his delayed As the result Vi
a caucus Councuen Grigsby, Collins ana oDeiuoi
waited upon the Governor aud asked II II was true n'
he had stated his intention toappont ut least tree W
five directors and trustees Of various lerr'iol"''
Institutions without consulting with the Council , lmc
Governor replied that as the Governor OF ihc ~
he responsible Tor the management OF the puD.o III
stitutions he had special reason TO suppose my my w
them were not now well managed but II was hs n' a5 w.
learn the facts. The Council according 10 te III
atoms OF the committee, asked him to put IL 0nt VI
power 10 ITO 50 by pdttng the appointment OF tno nnt
OF Managers into The hands Ot the Council lie uI' ~ @
think his duty 10 the people or tho Territory w9u IA
NIT his entertaining any such proposition nc ,"c sa
IL cheerully conceeo To you the pliNlirSc o' t az
two each live. The only stipulation MAJ Is 'nns DO
shall appoint capable and honest men, ana that SV re
not appoint Republicans offensive 10 DcnOcrhts III y,
turn fOr which promise not 10 appoint Denocrn'S
feusve 10 Republicans Beyond This cannot go ans ne
publicans seem determined not 10 accept the two-th
represent alton on the board offered by Governor Church
AZ is claimed that II the Governors appointments arc
Icctcd the trustees now In ofice VIII hold over.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
REBrKED BY rHE GOTERNOR

Mr. LOUNsBERGY SURPRISES TWO STAFF ofFlCEk'
DKINkiNG \ HEALTH ~ FC\CH
NEw.HAvEN Feb. y tSpccidb-GOvernor Iounsberry
ia a strong Temperance few nishts ago. accom-
palcd by his staff he attended the Blues ball In this
city, I'm the course Of the evening lac suddenly entered
side room in 10 discover two Of his STAN Colonel
b. Horne OF wn.tead and surgeonG GenerhC G. j Fox OF
Wilmantic In the act Of drinking the health OF General
X Smith In "a glass Of punch. In an Instant he TOOK
the officers arms and said;
want IL distinctly understood thatno man can drink
Into1caiiug liquors in public and remain member OF
my stan.'
The Colonel and General were too much astonishcd TO
reply and quickly putting down their glasses they LETT
the room Governor Lounaberry then llod glass with
lemonade and said:
General Smith. will drink your health IN manner
that cannot possibly result In injury TO either OF u.s.
The affair Is the chief topic In Connecticut to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
EXGOVERNOR HOADLY on ONO FRAUDS


,tsIvC PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND REBUKING
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT-BOX SUFFERS.
CIScIxNATi Feb % tSpocidn.At the reception given
by the Ohio Cub last night to Ex-Governor lioaily aud
Edgar NJ Johnson in view OF their proposed removal TO
York the former astonished his Democratic audi
ence ly his allusions to local frauds. He said:
Twas invited here Ia make Democratic speech. so |
was told They told NE was expected 10 reply 10 COY
that haven't read Governor ForakcTs speech II was
not through any dsresper 10 the Governor tha "ntc
o read e. for laid out 30 Hat not long aga That III
respect him all my life.
MIR Hoadly then proceeded 10 tell the KIND OF speech
he thought Foraker ought TO make. and continued:
am about TO leave Ohio. | am going to New, YORK.
I'm going 10 he Democrat in Newiork. though whether
with ihe County Democracy or Tammany don't know
But the first chance yet I'm gong TO vote lc Demo
cratic ticket hecausc there is temptation whatever to
vote otherwise at this time We have at the head
truest and best men that sat IN
the Executive chair. There Is no office IN The land to
which aspire but above everything would IKE 20 De
delegate 10 the next National Democratic convention Ia
vote for renomna ion OF Grover Cleveland II ever th re
faithfully persstenty done his duty under the most
difficult and trying circumstances Grover Cievelaud Is
that man.
| Coming down TO local matters. he said
One trouble with the Democracy Of Hamilton County
that they hane learned the uick ot ch"hgrng % Ine
mocracy OF Hamilton County must take new aep"r,ure
% s4ss msae peaae 'S, hat out % aGa sr
and I'm going 10 say IT, was ln M lss,
Republicans, the Committee of One Hundred in III,
aud pursuit of fraud, instead Of taking hold
o. %con"or 'ms "sf' ai% in aH'nSSweS Scw9orR Demo-
cratic lob Letting the past alone and ooking only Ia
the future, G duty or the Democracy OF Hamilton
County is this: Never agan-neyer again allow an hon
orable to contemplate as / hid TO- VIII
| shame my name accredited with 93G votes
never received IN the Fourth Ward. and my
friend Judge Foraker. In Precinct A. Fourth Ward. ac
credited with 4G only when he certainly received nearly
300 Let IL be known that when "a rascal Is nominated
for office on the Democratic ticket he Is not Demo
cratic cand idate; that when nominations are bough
and 80 d they are not Democ ratio nominations, ant
that when dishonest methods resorted Ia, the pro
oters of the frauds be pursued even into the pcni
fenliarY where they belong.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
,u,, n,vo ZIP SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES

CuATrA> ooGA, Tenn Feb. 27.-During the past week
The Tudesman received reports Of the incorporation OF
the following new companies Ill the south Nashville
Iynt and Heat Company, S2,000O00 capital car COM
many. Admission, Ala, with $l,000.OOO capital; south
Baltimore Car Company, S2OO,0OO oohsohda'eu Coai
and Iron Gonna y, at Chattanooga $2,5OO,OOO /;
Irn,ed statea Crude Petroleum and Gas Com
pany. at Baltimore, SlOO0OO0; stained glass
{arforv Chattanooga, $250,OOO; blast lur-
fnrnace i'm Rome Ga Calira, Ala. two at Cartersve,
Ga and one Gadsden. Ala; gas machine worKs % at M
Cha,tanooga sheet rolling MILL Atlanta; Pawnee Nine al
Company, Ashland, Ala, $lO000OO; Consolidated Min
ing ompaDy, Memphis, S1.0OO.OOO; spoke factory,
lexington Ky 81 80 900 Bessemer steel rolling nlll
Bessener Ala, 100000 and a saw-mill supply fac
tory Chattanooga, $15OOOO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
TIE MURDER or MAGGIE ALBRECHT.
TIE MYs ERIoUs ITALIAN TRACED TO CANADA AN
sAEIu GAMER.

TIE MYs ERIoUs ITALIAN TRACED TO CANADA AND
ARRESTED IN SOUTH COVER
Detective Charles Reever who Is connected with the
Office OF the Prosecutor Of the Pleas in Newark arrived
In Newark yesterday from Canada accompanied by a
Canadian officer He had In charge vincenzo Parozzl,
had traced TO Canada By Reever, and arrested
in an Italian boarding house south thirty miles
from Ottowa. The charge against Perozzi
the murder OF Margaret Albrecht.
who was fatally stabbed on the night January II
di-orery house In Iawrencc-strect Newark. Parozzi
the Prosecutors house and then to the JAIL
where the inmates OF the house held Witnesses
lie was placed u number OF prisoners AMI was
separately positively identified by Mrs Coates, her
s,cpsou and three female inmates OF the house. the
Italian who had been with the Abrecht girl the night OF
the sttbbing. and whom she accompanied to the house
when she received the fatal serto wound Parozzi pre-
scented dosgcd demeanor lie placed In close con-
Iuement
The inmates OF the house and the girl herself before
she died. said that the murder had been done by au un-
known Italian visitor the house, and the police. after
investigation adopted this theory An mpressiou how
ever prevailed that the stabbng had really been done
by tho son Of Mrs oafe- or one OF the female inmates
judge Depew. AT the request Of the Prosecutor, fixed tue
nsnre TO hold thenI' Meanwhile Detective
found an Italian padrone who recognized the de
scnpton given OF the murderer From Information
found here and elsewhere the detective concluded that
his quarry Was In anada lie searched through NUM-
her or tanadan towns until he located his man IN eouh
Cover there trouble delay In getting the prls-
oner across To OgensOurg from where the party started
last Friiay Parozzl is about feet inches IN height,
medium build, OF dark conplexon mas oiack har ana
The murder OF Margaret Albrech was wanton and un.
provoked. The murderer visited the house the night
of sunday January l6 and SAW the girl lie called AGAIN
midnight She got the keys the front started to
let him out. moment afcrward she ran back into Mrs
was concealed by the inmates of the house until Late In
the morning and doctor who attended the girl failed TO
make any report Of it TO the police The wounded gil
dt al rly on sdnNn uiu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
TRAINS STICK IN sNow-DRIFrs.

MONTREAL, Feb. 81 tspocab.-lt has been showing
hard here all day aud, rs consequence the railway
service is again demoraliLcd. The Central Vermont
train from Boston and the Delaware and Hudson from
New York came In two and half hours late and the
Southeastern from Boston is stuck somewhere In the
White Mountains TheGrand Trunk train from the west
arrived this afternoon, six hours late II Il not unlikely
that the usual Sunday night train will not he sent out
fo night Tie OTTAWA and Toronto trains on the cana
dian Pacific which due here last night have not yet
arrived both being stuck Ia sno~driits between hrI-
ana Iarhutc Tho Quebec train due at o'clock last
nig did not arrive until TINS morning. ana me traln
leaving here at o'clock has EN- cancelled ana the one
for the West to night will also be cancelled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
THE RISE IN THE OHIO RIVER,

CINCINNATI. Feb q Speciab the cold wave
OF last night and to-day has greatly checked the se oi
the river the TO night reached about ice
only two below the dangerous rse OF two weeks ago.
Unless IL begins falling within couple Of hours trains
cannot use the Grand Central Station tomorrow morn
ing and travel and freight will he greatly impcded MS
is the fourth time that the water has delayed business
within a month"; and altogether the loss Will fali HUG
short Of that caused By regular Hood
LOUISVILLE, Feb 27The river IL rising Mt tue rate
two inches an hour and II the heavy rains OF last week
continue much suffering will follow. The water mas
already reached many houses northwest wind bicw
here heavily last night and TO day. The stern wheel
steamer Reindeer lying at the city wharf was so roughly
treated by the waves that she sprang aeak an SANK "
four feet OF water After the Reindeer had settled upon
bottom much larger steamer the blbc ma "nlcn
was moored the wharf few yards above, was sele',
by a whirwind. Her three large cables were snApp'u
like much twine and she was east against me shke
vessel The latter badly smashed and the inrfn'
recovered her moorng with side STAYED in The hurr'
cane today also smashed in about 40 feet OF the western
wall Of the Southern Exposition building, the damage
being about 81 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28

SUCCESSFUL USE OF THE UNDERvALUATIoN SYSTEM
WITH ONEILL's GOODS.

SUCCESSFUL USE OF The UNDERvALUATION SYSTEM
WITH O'NEILLs GOODS.
NEw-HAvEN. Feb 27 (speciab-This evening Detective
Thomas Kinney, who is employed at O'Nels Sixth
ave. dry goods emporium, New York, and Detective
Brewer of this city, rcoo' cred about $500 worth Of
goods which had been shipped To this city by Frank
Clark, tho firms salesman, who Is under arrest for
theft. Clark has cousin in this city whom he oc-
casionally visited Threo years ago he made her u
present OF q handsome dress, and several OF the
ldys friends expressed dcsre to get similar goods.
Clark was written To. He sent samples and named
prices 20 cents yard lower than those asked for the
samc quality Of goods Connecticut Tho result
was money WIS sent to Clark for hundreds Of yards
Of cloth, which he sent through his cousin. Neither
thc cousin nor her friends had the slightest idea that
they wero receiving stolen goods. Cark's daughter
iInitio came NcwIavcn TO try TO hush up matters
hrrc hur it was too late. The goods sold here
said to have amounted TO about $1,000.